Tag: turn-off

  • Opposites attract

    Opposites attract

    Word of the Day: Opposites attract Children are often amazed when they learn how, with magnets, opposites attract. I can remember playing for hours and hours with a piece of cardboard and a set of magnets. I’d put one on top and the other below. By manipulating the one below, I could make the one…

  • Leave a bad taste in (one’s) mouth

    Leave a bad taste in (one’s) mouth

    Idiom: Leave a bad taste in your mouth The idiom leave a bad taste in one’s mouth has nothing to do with eating or bad-tasting toothpaste. It deals with feelings. Have you ever been treated rudely or poorly in a restaurant or store? How did you feel about that experience? I bet that experience left…

  • Turn-off

    Turn-off

    Word of the Day: Turn-off A turn-off is something that makes you uninterested in something or someone. They say a good picture is worth a thousand words, so I included this picture to explain what today’s word means. Rotten food could be a real turn-off for some people. Once they see it, they are not…

  • Jet bridge

    Jet bridge

    Word of the Day: Jet bridge Modern life is full of little amenities, and I include jet bridges as one. Jet bridges are those moveable walkways that connect airplanes to the gates at airports. Walking across the tarmac to board an LCC (Low-Cost Carrier) is not a problem as long as the weather is sunny…